Xindian (New Taipei)
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Xindian 新店 區 |
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 Location of Xindians in New Taipei |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 24 ° 57 ' N , 121 ° 32' E | ||
| Height : | 90 m | ||
| Area : | 120.22 km² | ||
| Residents : | 295,673 (October 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 2,459 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 231 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-NWT | ||
| Community type : | New Taipei City District | ||
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Xindian , also Sindian or Hsintien ( Chinese 新店 區 , Pinyin Xīndiàn Qū , Tongyong Pinyin Sindiàn Cyu , W.-G. Hsin-tien Chü , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Sin-tiàm ), is a district (區, Qū ) of the city New Taipei in the north of the island of Taiwan with almost 300,000 inhabitants.
location
Xindian is located immediately south of Taipei on the Xindian River . Numerous commuters who work in Taipei live in the village. While the northern part of Xindian is densely built up with apartment complexes, the southern part extends into the wooded central mountains of Taiwan . There are numerous hiking trails in this area. The Xindian River is dammed in the urban area by a weir to Lake Bitan (碧潭), a popular excursion destination.
traffic
Xindian is on the "green" Xindian Line to the Metro network Taipei connected. The highway 3 ( 國 道 三號 , English National Freeway No. 3 ) runs south of Taipei through the city .
history
In the 18th century, during the Qing period , merchants from Fujian settled on the Taipei- Wulai road to trade with the Atayal indigenous people who lived there . Later the settlement got the name Xindian ( 新店 ), which translated means "new shop".
As a suburb of Taipei, the population of Xindians increased sharply from the middle of the 20th century, which led to the place receiving the official status of a large city ( 市 , Shì ) in 1980 . Between 1956 and 1992, Xindian was the seat of administration for the ROC-controlled part of Fujian Province without being part of the province itself. On December 25, 2010, the city of Xindian lost its independence and became a district in the newly established city of New Taipei.
